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The Luton style box van which is built on to a lowered chassis makes a great donor vehicle for a catering conversion. The box style body lends itself well, as with the square walls and high roof it gives the feeling of a more ‘roomier’ inside space once converted. These vans are readily available on the second-hand market with a payload of 3500kg – this gives a good amount of carrying capacity and a good footprint for conversion. If you wanted to go bigger you might want to look at our GT Supa Van as they are available with a payload of 5000kg.
The Luton Style box van is definitely a practical solution for a catering conversion, with an adequate size body it provides an opportunity if you require a reasonable amount of equipment to be installed to produce large menu offering or have an operation which requires more than one operative so you can generate higher revenues. Whilst it is a practical choice it is by no means a compromise and with lots of simple tricks these ‘white vans with a box’ can easily be transformed into something very eye-catching and cool. This style of conversion is suitable for a large variety of traders, so whether you have a permanent pitch or trading at events this van would be a great choice for conversion.
This style of catering van is primarily about the practical use of everything in one vehicle with the added benefit of adapting your branding and façade to change what the customer sees externally.
This van has a great starting point, with clean lines and a high roof there is plenty of flexibility for the design and the inside layout:
When it comes to the design element with this van some of the areas we need to consider is where the wheel boxes are located and the finished weights. Flat body panels make for easy to wipe clean areas. These vehicles have sufficient width to give your team good sized work / prep counters whilst maintaining a sufficient walkway to make passing one another safe.
To keep you safe and compliant this style of vehicle allows for sufficient mechanical extraction to be installed which will help remove the grease and harmful gases. The additional head room in this style van generally means you don’t need to worry about banging your head on the edge of the extraction system during a busy service!
When it comes to the design we know exactly what works and also what to avoid even with just a ‘square box’ we make allowances for all the equipment you need and the way which you would like to operate and then we need to make that work, but that is what we do – our pride in converting these vehicles will be apparent in the one you buy!
With every conversion or build we complete it is designed with the end user in mind, getting to know your way of working or what you want as the end result helps us to ensure that the product you get meets all of your needs and that is not just about how many portions of chips you serve in a shift, or covers you get out the hatch it’s also about what happens at the end of that busy shift.
Once the customers have gone and its time to pack up and get off site you want to be able to do that as quickly and as thoroughly as possible, as with all of our builds we work hard to eliminate hard to reach areas where food waste can get into so that you can clean down as quickly and thoroughly and be satisfied to know you have had a good day from start to finish.
You must get this right, for performance, safety and certification.
This style of van lends itself to a lot of different opportunities when it comes to branding and it doesn’t need to be just a white box. We understand that you need your shop window to be branded and attractive just like it would be on a high street.
The options are endless, roof signboards and side menu boards can be fitted and shaped so that when you open up you change the shape of the van, graphics or paint so many options for you to consider and all of which we can help you with. A complete one stop shop for all your needs so that when you leave us you really are ready to start to trade!
Good branding and clear menus will attract more customers. The appearance of the unit and the way your food can be displayed can have a huge positive impact on your average value sale.
If we are being honest there isn’t many people this style of van couldn’t work for, it is practical, and it has options and opportunities.
If you use a vehicle as your business if that vehicle breaks down, you may lose business until it’s repaired and back on the road. Downtime will occur during servicing and MOT which can be planned to minimise disruption. Should the vehicle breakdown, you might not be able to trade until you are back up and running. To reduce the risk, you may want to consider our new GT Supa Van or trailer options.
If you are likely to trade from a single location and you have the facility to be able to park your unit long term, one of our shipping container options may work better for you.
There are a couple of options with regards to the Luton Style Box Van.
(You’ll love No 11)
1, If you’re not happy with your design when it’s finished, whatever you’ve paid at that time, just ask and we’ll refund it.
2, Our products are always easy to operate, with no sharp edges or poor workmanship. If you don’t agree or you find sharp edges, we’ll fix what’s wrong for free.
3, Our design process will always identify more money-making opportunities than you planned for.
4, Your safety is our No 1 concern (actually it’s our No 1 concern only just ahead of you making profits from your unit). You’ll have every relevant safety certification when your unit is ready to leave our workshop.
5, You’ll always benefit from talking to us, even if you don’t buy from us. We’ll always give you our best advice and we won’t be too salesy (but we don’t mind if you decide to buy).
6, When we agree a completion date, it’s a drop-dead date.
7, We never skimp on the quality of materials we use. Never.
8, If you want your unit to be ready to go when it leaves our workshop, that’s what it will be, ready to go, straight to the pitch.
9, Our support doesn’t end when you get your hands on your finished product. We’re there for any help, advice or guidance you need. Just call, we’ll help.
10, You’ll realise we have to put a time limit on our guarantee against defects in parts or workmanship but we give you an industry leading no quibble full 2 years (we ask that you return the unit to our workshop)
11, We always stand behind points 1 to 10, but here’s my personal guarantee, from Gary Wagstaff, owner of the business:
“If you order a catering unit from 4Sure and there’s anything you’re unhappy about, at any time, just call me and we’ll fix it.”